Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- Wild elephants that entered the Purathottam area in the Addalaichenai Divisional Secretariat Division early morning recently damaged a paddy storage facility and destroyed coconut trees.

According to landowner A.R. Ubaidullah, the elephants broke into a storeroom where paddy was kept, damaging five sacks of paddy. They also uprooted and destroyed 20 productive coconut trees, causing considerable losses.

Meanwhile, the same day, wild elephants that entered the Meelath Nagar village in Addalaichenai broke and damaged the boundary wall of Al-Jazeera School.

The elephants also attempted to enter nearby houses. However, residents rushed onto the road and set off firecrackers to drive the animals away. This quick respon...